After the chaos of last week’s show, Julian and Justin get together to talk about a ton of Steam Next Fest demos, recap the Xbox Showcase, and reveal our favorite games of Not E3. Yeah! 00:00 Introduction, (not) sponsored by Chef Man 23:47 Julian’s Next Fest demo round up (Dispatch, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Kingdom Cum: Deep Entrance, Superhero Sim…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans celebrate some other kind of pride in season 4 episode 12, Pinkie Pride! It's not a hootenanny, it's just an outing! Come along as we avert the course of horsetery, ask good lookin' to trap Rainbow Dash, and admire some bespoke-ass horse faces while she was getting her lemon pussy put in. Watch out! Someone's forget…

Bad Kami and Daxama wake up in a new world: anime opinions matter here. Chainsaw Man. Romcom. Hot takes. Too much caffeine. Don’t fall asleep. You might wake up in another genre. Send help. Welcome to Episode 1. Brought to you by the unofficial ministry of isekai logistics. Support the show Thank you for listening! Follow us on all of our socials f…

Hey folks! Unfortunately, we don't have a new episode for you this week. But we hopefully have something just as good (if you aren't already a patron): the first episode of Cinemorons! This is the new Patreon show we record for Executive Producer tier patrons each month, and it's becoming one of the best things we do. In this first episode we talk …

Hello again! Keigh Geoffley here, host of the E Summer Games Awards Fest, back with another amazing showcase of games! I almost didn’t get The Stage Select auditorium this year, because things snuck up on Julian and it took him a long time to return my calls. But don’t worry: ESGAF3 2025 is here, and it’s our biggest show to date! Ahem. It’s Julian…

It’s a shorter, sleepier show this week, because we recorded a 2 hour Patreon episode before this…AND IT SHOWS. We…may need to record those on different nights. We’ll see. Anyway, Julian finished some games, Justin gets out of his comfort zone, and strange things are afoot at The Stage Select studio. So, the usual. 00:00 Introduction, hear Justin o…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans imagine ourselves as the shiny FDRmobile in season 4 episode 11, Three's a Crowd! You wouldn't want them to be cisparent, would you? I'm already blue, you asshole! Come as Pinkie Pie fucking dies, we become trapped in Cube 2: Hypercube, acknowledge that Discord knows about and possibly did 9/11, and do a gender reve…

It’s a big week for The Stage Select, because we booked our biggest guest to date! Come in and meet Stephanie Michelle. She’s a cosplayer, internet personality, YouTuber, adult content creator, and most of all, EXTREMELY geeky! We have a great getting to know you section with Stephanie and then get into processing grief with video games, the absurd…

This week’s episode of The Stage Select was so out of pocket that I was surprised when I was editing it, and I was there when we recorded! Enjoy some new game talk, some fun discussions, and a strangely long talk about the WWE Forceable Entry album, for some reason. 00:00 Giant Bomb made us liars 19:08 Julian has another plan 23:04 Justin is mad at…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans witness the Pinkie Pie redemption arc in season 4 episode 10, Rainbow Falls! Here, respecting women gets a yeah! Personally, I'm with horse when it comes to Rainbow Dash hoof lettuce. We listen to Fleetfoot Mac's Rumares, admire a man with many bulges, and appreciate some shy feeder fetish sub energy. We open hoof s…

We were light on games this week, mainly because Justin’s been busy and Julian hasn’t been able to put Expedition 33 down. BUT THAT’S OKAY. We had the new GTA VI trailer, the seemingly end of Polygon and Giant Bomb, and a lot of listener questions to help us along! 00:00 Introduction, people who text a lot 11:58 Julian has a plan 17:23 More Expedit…

After a month packed with incredible guests it’s time for Julian and Justin to take a breather and have a normal episode. Well, whatever “normal” equates to around The Stage Select studio, anyway. 00:00 Introduction 09:40 We have deeper thoughts on Expedition 33 54:34 The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, Persona 4 Golden 01:05:29 Tennis Angels E…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans announce good news! It's now weird when we have sex in season 4 episode 9, Pinkie Apple Pie! We acknowledge that Horse Fast and Furious is about family, meet Pattern Baldness and Pussy Whip, and notice that this dick tastes familiar. Will you, our listeners, understand Dr. Philtrum? We have our best "what are hands"…

We conclude this month-long block of guests for The Stage Select with Westen from Big Nerd Gaming! The last time we spoke with him was during the final week of Game of the Year deliberations, and we wanted to make sure there wasn’t any leftover beef from that contentious list. Plenty of games in this week’s episode, so let’s jump right in! 00:00 In…

We’re happy to finally have Eric Peacock from The Soundtracker podcast joining us! We last talked to him years ago when we were still doing Nerds Without Pants, so it was great to catch up with him after all this time. We hope you enjoy, and please check out Soundtracker! 00:00 Introduction, George Thoroughgood 13:18 Introducing Eric Peacock and So…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans preserve the Maresquarade in season 4 episode 8, Rarity Takes Manehattan! We theorize about what could be Scout's mom, appreciate an apple jack, gentrify a Pinkie Pie song, talk about where minutes come from, and give some special dispensation to Big Macintosh. And, hey, Spike's dagwoodmoding while Rarity achieves S…

Unhinged. That’s probably a good way to describe this episode. Such will happen when James and JJ from RetroFits guest on the show. But things get even sillier when they get introduced to some of the more colorful members of The Stage Select staff. Enjoy! 00:00 Introduction, Nelly Furtado 13:00 RetroFits is back on the air! 22:03 Going deep on Suik…

Wow, it’s hard to believe that this is already the 50th episode of The Stage Select! It snuck up on us a bit, but we still went the extra mile for this milestone, including bringing fan favorite guest Mike Fallek back. We also had a ton to say about the Switch 2 presentation, and this episode has some surprises for you, as well! Next stop: episode …

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans preserve the Maresquarade in season 4 episode 7, Bats!! We take a whimsical journey with James and the Giant Apple, we really make you think about apples, and, as always, announce the witching hour. The thing about women is that they love branch and that girls need their bessence in order to suck. Please only send u…

Welcome back! We’ve got some hot new games this week, such as Inzoi and Mullett Madjack, plus Justin overshares for once! We also have some of your questions, and more, so GET INTO IT. Or don’t. That was a bit aggressive, sorry. 00:00 Introduction, trash food 11:13 A talk where we have about sports 17:38 Julian’s emulation journey 26:35 Myriad Deat…

Welcome back! After a couple low energy shows, this edition of The Stage Select feels normal. And by “normal” I mean “the kind of chaos you’ve come to expect”. We’ve got new games, updates on old games, movies, and more! 00:00 Introduction, celebrating a year of The Stage Select 11:33 Wanderstop 34:36 Closing thoughts on Lost Records: Bloom & Rage …

Hello. It’s a pretty short (for us) show this week. Even shorter if you’re tired of hearing Julian talk about Persona 3. But it’s an episode. You can listen to it with your ears. 00:00 Introduction, WWE music, announcement 11:40 Julian beat Balatro, and you all suck at video games, Suikoden HD Remaster 30:42 Julian’s week (feel free to skip to the …

Graceful Spark and Spilled Bean...s meet enjoy Riven: The Sequel to Myst (mare Myst) in season 4 episode 6, Power Ponies! We play Horse Flipper, do some Extreme Marekovher: Horse Edition, and, hey, try reading book hole. After all, some days you're the beams, some days you're the woman. We do agree that shampoo expires, though, baby. Check out The …

Hello again. This week we only have a few games to talk about, but we had a lot to say about them. 00:00 Introduction, remembering Michelle Trachtenberg, big announcements 29:36 Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (Tape 1) 01:12:12 WWE 2K25 02:05:07 Balatro 02:20:01 CQC (Comments, Questions, Concerns) Theme song and interstitial music by Megan McDuffee: h…

At last! You hear him announce our hosts each and every week, but finally, friend of the show John Gholson sits down to talk to us about…all sorts of things! You never know what you’re going to expect with The Stage Select, and this episode has everything from the woes of becoming a full-time actor, cold poutine, and Justin’s incredible restraint w…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans meet HOA Harshwhinny in season 4 episode 5, Flight to the Finish! Don't let anyone dull your Dusk Shine while we meet my dad, Emerald Mine. Let's see if we can get our shooting JFK (John Frankfurter Kiss) cutie marks. There's just SO much horse. Also, hey, you should commission our darling Beans (https://bit.ly/Drae…

It’s a shorter show again this week, as life really got in the way for one of our hosts, and SOMEone can’t stop modding Skyrim! The show’s gonna be a little weird(er) for a few weeks, so please bear with us! 00:00 Introduction, announcements, big life change for Julian 21:55 EVEN MORE (but not that much) Skyrim modding, Avowed 57:38 Evaluating the …

I’m not gonna lie…this episode was almost a little over an hour. Thankfully, Sony had a State of Play this week, so we had plenty to talk about with that! Man, I can’t wait for some big games to drop… 00:00 When the internet goes out, obscure anime, shelving Banishers, Persona 3 Reload, Dragon Quest III HD 30:09 Justin’s Skyrim modding addiction pe…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans appreciate the Women Real Engine in season 4 episode 4, Daring Don't! Come wonder at Vriska kin Rainbow Dash, a real life Vriskhorse, from inside Grace balls. We debate the merits of pinkie down pieonomics, marvel at the Ring of Bestiny, and, of course, the Great and Powerful Penis. Happy National Random Holiday Par…

Well, we like to say that you never know what to expect each week on The Stage Select, because sometimes not even we know what to expect! This week, we mostly catch up on the games we played during the season break, and wrap up by answering some of your questions that built up while we were gone. Enjoy this very loose show! 00:00 Introduction 17:16…

SEASON PREMIERE! It’s been six weeks since Julian and Justin got together to record The Stage Select, and we thought there was no better way to kick things off than to talk about our personal top ten lists from 2024. Sure, our game of the year deliberations had us put together a communal list, but our individual ones look quite different. It’s also…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans get put in little plastic capsules in season 4 episode 3, Castle Mane-ia! Come as they're making me a super super rare five star PNG, ask if you'd do it for a spikey snack, horse book loaf wins, and, of course, what is a pussy if not nature's weird hallway? Check out The Last Days of Friendship Valley on Steam! Our …

Hey there, folks. Well, it was a good run, but Julian and Justin have gone their separate ways, and it's time for something new. Julian is striking out on his own with a one man show. This surely won't be a terrible idea at all.By Space Monkey Mafia Productions

Now that the dust has settled on the 2024 game of the year deliberations, Julian thought it would be fun to take a look back at the silly bits and skits that ran during the first season of The Stage Select. Consider this a kind of behind the scenes look at how some of these dumb things were created. You may start to understand the workings of Julia…

And lo, the final seal was broken, and it was time to reveal the top ten games of 2024, as decreed by The Stage Select and their special guests: Westen from Big Nerd Gaming and Xavier Kreiger! But not before we spend hours deliberating on said list! 00:00 Introduction, game of the year nominations 11:21 Beginning the cutting process 01:51:49 Cuttin…

It’s week 2 of The Stage Select’s Game of the Year deliberations! This week, James and JJ from RetroFits return to talk about some of the dumbest categories we have this year, as well as a massive talk about the best new characters of the year! 00:00 Introduction, what happened to RetroFits 27:20 Best New Character 02:39:47 The Character That Impre…

Welcome to the first week of The Stage Select’s Game of the Year extravaganza! This week, we’re joined by friend and frequent guest Mike Fallek to go through a few categories, including one you’re not likely to see in the other video game podcasts you listen to. Enjoy! 00:00 Introduction (if you can call it that) 14:47 Best Game Not Released in 202…

It’s the final episode of The Stage Select’s first season! It’s been a wild ride so far, so we wanted to close things out by taking a look back at the year in gaming, the status of the show, and what you can expect while we take a much-needed break, as well as next season. Enjoy, and thank you for being here! 00:00 Introduction, tires 06:51 Looking…

Our penultimate episode of our first season has our final guest for the year, and it’s a big one! We’ve got Jeff Eckman from No One Can Know About This, Julian’s favorite podcast (and a must-listen for RPG fans). Join us as we catch up with Jeff, talk about The Game Awards, and much more! 00:00 Introduction, catching up with Jeff Eckman 18:05 The s…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans ask why Luna would do something like this in Season 4 episode 2, Princess Twilight Sparkle: Part Two! Come along as we urge Twilight to drink the time cum, write a letter to the princess about fracking, and don't wanna to let Rainbow Dash vote. They're trauma bonding without you, you know. Over there where friendshi…

Hey there! Justin and Julian watch The Game Awards together every year, and we decided to record ourselves. What we have here is our isolated, clean audio tracks. Executive Producer tier Patrons have access to the video version, and other Patrons got the version with the audio from The Game Awards included, but this is just us talking, with me call…

As we get dangerously close to the end of the first season of The Stage Select (and our Game of the Year episodes), it’s time to have some final thoughts on a couple games, such as Life is Strange: Double Exposure and 1000xRESIST. 00:00 Introduction, beverages, announcements 09:17 Final thoughts on Life is Strange: Double Exposure, Blood Omen: Lega…

After back to back monster-sized episodes it was high time for a smaller show. This is just us having some closing thoughts on a couple games, sharing what we bought on sale, and making some predictions for The Game Awards. Enjoy! 00:00 Introduction, announcements 07:12 Final thoughts on Metaphor: ReFantazio, Star Wars Outlaws 43:24 Sale pickups, P…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans agree Fluttershy might like to be a twink in Season 4 episode 1, Princess Twilight Sparkle: Part One! Come with us as we Gurren Logoff, Pray the Tongue Away, and try to become Vine stars but it's 2024. Check out The Last Days of Friendship Valley on Steam! Our website is at isekai.horse! Our tumblr is HorseIsekai.tu…

Mike Fallek returns to talk about the Mass Effect series in depth. BECAUSE YOU (some of you) DEMANDED IT. We also talk about a few other things before that. But 75% of this episode is Mass Effect, spoilers and all. You have been warned. 00:00 Introduction, what IS a Shasta McNasty, anyway? 08:22 Announcements 20:12 Undisputed, NBA 2K25 34:10 Berser…

Welcome to either a super lengthy episode of The Stage Select, or a super short one, depending on how much you care about us talking about Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth! Julian finally finished it, and he has THOUGHTS. But we save the spoilers for the end, so if you don’t want those you can bounce early. Enjoy! 00:00 Introduction, movies shown at scho…

Graceful Spark and Spilled Beans enjoy a novelty Princess Celestia-shaped pencil eraser in our Equestria Girls mailbag and Fall of Sunset Shimmer discussion! Also available in video form. Check out some 90s horror webcomic face, learn it from you, mom, unlock eyebrows for 30 minutes a day, notice Princess Celestia's eye crusties, and get slurped in…

Welcome back to The Stage Select! This week we’re joined by Addie. She and Julian have been internet friends for a long time, and she’s a former podcaster and current OnlyFans creator. Enjoy getting to know her as we talk about her love of video games, get way too in the weeds with Magic: the Gathering, and much, much more! 00:00 A surprise pick-me…

It’s a somber episode of The Stage Select this week. 00:00 Introduction, a sad week at The Stage Select 17:25 While We Wait Here, NBA 2K25 50:56 Dragon Age: The Veilguard 01:32:19 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Life is Strange: Double Exposure 01:51:06 Buttknight, Retrorealms: Ash vs The Evil Dead 02:19:57 Julian’s horror movie roundup (Mr. Crockett, L…

Welcome to a spooky, scary edition of The Stage Select! That’s because we have award-winning horror author Rob Ottone on the show! Julian and Rob go way, way back, and he was a co-founder of the previous podcast, Nerds Without Pants. He joins us to talk about getting back into video games, a lot of nitty-gritty info about Silent Hill, and much, muc…